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Where does “lunkhead” come from?

lunkhead (English) comes from English lunk — A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead.

lunkhead (English): A fool or idiot

Definitions

  1. A fool or idiot

Ancestry of “lunkhead”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlunkA fool; an idiot; a lunkhead
Every word from English lunk →